Monday, May 06, 2019

You guys can pound sand, too

Fox News: "Treasury Secretary Mnuchin denies House Dem's request for Trump's tax returns."
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, in a letter Monday, denied House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal's request for President Trump's tax returns, saying the request lacked a “legitimate legislative purpose.”

“As you have recognized, the Committee’s request is unprecedented, and it presents serious constitutional questions, the resolution of which may have lasting consequences for all taxpayers,” the letter read.

Mnuchin told the Massachusetts Democrat he'd relied on the advice of the Justice Department. He concluded that the department was “not authorized to disclose the requested returns and return information.
This is the correct decision given that Richie Neal's request was based on the ridiculous premise that he just wanted to make sure the IRS was doing a good job auditing.  This may be a surprise to the "Resist!" crowd, but Congress can't root around in your private files just because

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Steve Martin, updated for 2019:

"You... can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes!

You can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes.

You say, 'Steve. How can I be a millionaire, and never pay taxes?'

First, lose a billion dollars."